Hello Friends,
Light NW winds, partly cloudy skies, relatively mild temps, but very close to flat at Dee Why this morning. The MHL buoy is showing a little under a metre of 14-second period south swell. So, there might be a knee high bump at spots with optimal exposure to the swell direction. Tide’s high at 0955, so there’s that issue too.
Outlook is for the surf prospects to remain, shall we say, muted for the rest of the day. The models are pretty much lined up on the prospects for the next three days. Tomorrow should be just as tiny and the same looks likely for Friday morning. But at some point on Friday afternoon, there should be obvious signs of a fresh south pulse. Unfortunately, it’s going to coincide with showers and 20-30 kts of southerly…arggh!
As we get closer, we’ll find out if there’s much hope for the southerly to fade back so we can enjoy the dropping south swell on Sunday…
Have a great day one and all!
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Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over northeastern NSW. A low and associated cold front is moving across NSW with winds tending northwest to northerly and freshening. The front will bring a southwest to southerly change on the south coast later today, reaching central coastal parts on Thursday morning.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
Swell
Northeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Becoming cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore during this afternoon and evening.
Thursday 21 May
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 2 to 3 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
Friday 22 May
Winds
Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
